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James Watt

14 of 15 portraits on display in Room 13 at the National Portrait Gallery

James Watt

by Carl Frederik von Breda
oil on canvas, 1792
49 1/2 in. x 39 1/2 in. (1257 mm x 1003 mm)
Given by M.P. Watt Boulton, 1865
Primary Collection
NPG 186a

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James Watt (1736-1819), Engineer. Sitter in 17 portraits.

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Carl Frederik von Breda (1759-1818). Artist associated with 12 portraits.

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He is seen in this portrait with the plans for his condenser.

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NPG D37898: James Watt (source portrait)

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Audio Guide
Gibson, Robin, Treasures from the National Portrait Gallery, 1996, p. 75
Hackmann, W.D., Apples and Atoms: Portraits of Scientists from Newton to Rutherford, 1986, p. 33
Ingamells, John, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, 2004, p. 476
Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 645